Fiji - Sailing to Astrolabe Reef, landing in Dravuni - [SUBS] - (Ep. 18 2023)

Name: Fiji - Sailing to Astrolabe Reef, landing in Dravuni - [SUBS] - (Ep. 18 2023)
Uploaded: 2023-10-01T07:08:13.000Z
Duration: 22 min 19 s
Description: Y2K threads Astrolabe Reef's one-mile pass to anchor alone off Dravuni island, Fiji.

1. oktober 2023 · 22 min · 2K visninger · Great Astrolabe Reef

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Ale and Max depart Fulanga, Fiji aboard Y2K after five weeks, driven out by dwindling food supplies and visa renewal requirements rather than any desire to leave.1:25 They motor-sail toward Kandavu, running the watermaker during a calm night passage when wind drops to 5–8 knots earlier than forecast, forcing the engine on for most of the overnight leg at 1,200 rpm and roughly 6 knots to conserve fuel and time a 2 p.m. arrival.11:33 The approach to Astrolabe Reef requires threading a pass roughly one mile wide between two main reefs, with a small islet at the center; the chartplotter and satellite imagery guide the entry.13:15 After rounding the reef and transiting the deep Kandavu pass, they anchor off Dravuni island in front of a white-sand beach, the only boat in the anchorage on a Sunday.16:10 The following morning they conduct a sevusevu ceremony with the village chief alongside a Hawaiian crew aboard a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS named Alani, whom they had previously met at Fulanga.17:23 Provisioning remains unresolved at arrival; the crew notes a shunt needs to be added to the watermaker circuit to measure output.8:26